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Immigration enforcement in Minnesota

MPR News is tracking federal immigration actions across Minnesota — from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and policy changes to community impact and your rights.

Appleton residents voice concerns about new ICE facility

Appleton residents voice concerns about new ICE facility

State Rep. Paul Anderson co-hosted a town hall forum on the Appleton Detention Facility — formerly known as the Prairie Correctional Facility — which will begin housing people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers later this year.
by MPR News Staff

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Church group says ICE surveillance operation violated order banning agents from property

Church group says ICE surveillance operation violated order banning agents from property

A nationwide alliance of churches says the Department of Homeland Security’s undercover operations at a Minnesota church earlier this year “constitute clear and egregious violations” of a court order forbidding agents from conducting immigration enforcement operations on church property.
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Judge orders full review of grand jury materials in St. Paul church protest case

Judge orders full review of grand jury materials in St. Paul church protest case

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors to turn over a broader set of grand jury materials for review in the case against 38 people charged in connection with a January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church.
by Jon Collins

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Groups targeted by Homeland Security surveillance call on big companies to condemn tactics

Groups targeted by Homeland Security surveillance call on big companies to condemn tactics

Tuesday morning members of community groups and unions targeted by federal surveillance — including some of the 15 anti-ICE activists facing federal conspiracy charges — gathered in downtown Minneapolis to call on large companies, like Target, to use its influence to condemn what they see as a federal crackdown on dissenters.
by Jon Collins

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Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order

Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order

Homeland Security spied on a Minneapolis church in May as part of an investigation into alleged anti-ICE activities, potentially violating a court order barring federal agents from enforcing civil immigration in churches in their network.
by Jon Collins

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Attorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE

Attorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE

Defense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency couched this program in language about rooting out people they describe as “violent opportunists.”
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